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Intake period
February and July
Duration
3 years full time
4 years full time (honours)
Weekly First Year Time Commitment
16 hours plus considerable time spent in private study 
Advanced Standing
Students with diplomas from polytechnics in Singapore and Malaysia could expect to receive one year of credit, except for Podiatric Medicine, Health Science, Medicine and Dentistry.
Degrees
Bachelor of Computer and Mathematical Sciences 
Fees
2009: $21,500
CRICOS Code
009129K
Prerequisites
A strong background in Mathematics. Calculus is desirable.

 Steady growth in job opportunities and the increasing application of computer technology in both the public and private sectors have made the study of Computer Science a starting point for innumerable career paths.

You must complete two majors in the BCM. One major must be chosen from those available in Computer Science & Software Engineering or from those available in Mathematics & Statistics, and the second major may be in Computing, or Mathematics, or in any other discipline offered by the University of Western Australia subject to approval by the Faculty.

Majors include:

  • Applied Mathematics
  • Applied Statistics
  • Computer Science
  • Discrete Mathematics
  • Information Technology Applications
  • Information Technology Systems
  • Mathematical Statistics
  • Operations Research
  • Pure Mathematics

Educational Qualifications

QualificationsGrades
WA TER80
UWA Foundation program66
WAUFY59
Minimum International Baccalaureate28
Minimum All India Senior School Certificate12
Minimum GCE or Cambridge Advanced Level Examination8
Indian School Certificate60

Structure

Units totalling 144 points including two standard major sequences, of which at least one must be from the School of Mathematics and Statistics or the School of Computer Science and Software Engineering

Career Opportunities

Graduates with a major from Computer Science and Software Engineering offer high-level programming skills and experience to a wide variety of computer related occupations. Mathematics graduates and especially those with a background in Statistics and Applied Mathematics are in a position to benefit from an expanding employment market.

Employment Opportunities are available in a wide range of areas depending upon your areas of specialisation.  These areas might include:

  • Banking, Finance, Option Pricing, Investment Planning, Stock Market Prediction
  • Meteorology, Environmental Consulting, Oceanography
  • Industrial Research, Operations Research
  • Risk Analysis, Statistics, Bio-Informatics
  • Insurance, Actuarial Science, Teaching
  • Information Technology, Computer Science
  • Market Research, Data Analysis
  • University Teaching And Research
  • Astronomy, Physics, Economics
 

 

 

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